diff --git a/lib/+artoa/+controller/+edit/+timeOfArrival/pickPoint.m b/lib/+artoa/+controller/+edit/+timeOfArrival/pickPoint.m
index d8d7ab9e1259a0499147e3e3fc998c572fc93eab..d5a559647d8e9ec5c691a27c52a6c4900b1f741e 100644
--- a/lib/+artoa/+controller/+edit/+timeOfArrival/pickPoint.m
+++ b/lib/+artoa/+controller/+edit/+timeOfArrival/pickPoint.m
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if button ~= 1
 end
 
 hold on;
-artoaGui.editTimeOfArrival.userSelection = scatter(x_closest, y_closest, artoaWorkspace.defaults.pickPointMarkerSize, [1 1 1]);
+artoaGui.editTimeOfArrival.userSelection = scatter(x_closest, y_closest, artoaWorkspace.defaults.pickPointMarkerSize, [0 0 0]);
 hold off;
 artoaWorkspace.editTimeOfArrival.userSelection = index;
 
diff --git a/lib/+artoa/+controller/+edit/+timeOfArrival/pickPolygon.m b/lib/+artoa/+controller/+edit/+timeOfArrival/pickPolygon.m
index 72cb68cbbc8bf6cc5158aadf26eaeec201a60a32..f27d353d2a46c601eff8602c927952952cc0309d 100644
--- a/lib/+artoa/+controller/+edit/+timeOfArrival/pickPolygon.m
+++ b/lib/+artoa/+controller/+edit/+timeOfArrival/pickPolygon.m
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ y = [];
 
 % draw the line that will be extended on every click
 artoaGui.editTimeOfArrival.userSelection = line( ...
-    NaN, NaN, 'Color', [1 1 1], 'LineStyle', '-' ...
+    NaN, NaN, 'Color', [0 0 0], 'LineStyle', '-' ...
 );
 
 [dx, dy, button] = ginput(1);